Book cover: Hard boiled

The author writes detective novels in the Raymond Chandler tradition and needs a jacket cover. The black and white image must be full of shadows, mysterious and high contrast to keep with the mood of the story. A face deep in shadow would work, so would a still life of a glass of whiskey and a few spent bullet casing. As a hard boiled detective novel, it needs a hard boiled cover, tough, dangerous and no nuance. The image can be a single shot or a composition of two or more shots. The test titles for the book includes "Last call," "Darkness whispered my name," "You always die alone," and "Death leaves a message."

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Announced:

Wednesday, 1st August, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 8th August, 2012 –
Tuesday, 14th August, 2012
(GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 15th August, 2012 –
Tuesday, 21st August, 2012
(GMT)

Processing rules:

The image must be B&W, but slight toning is acceptable

No borders or watermarks.

Sample title text is not required, but feel free to try any of the test titles if you so desire.

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